Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Chile
Chile: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 3.77 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chile recorded 3.77 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Chile peaked at 5.88 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.77, in 2021.
Chile ranks 104th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.67 | — |
| 2001 | 5.56 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.2 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.33 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.88 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 5.65 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.65 | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 4.44 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 5.51 | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 4.72 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 4.77 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.14 | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 4.08 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.97 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 4.55 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 4.03 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 4.03 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.02 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.91 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.85 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.77 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.32 | 4.44 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 | 3.91 | 4.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 3.77 | 3.85 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Chile?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Chile was 3.77 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 in 2005.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Chile ranks 104th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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